Su Jiali transmigrated and opened an iced-drink shop, putting years of experience making milk tea to good use.
Who would have thought her fiancé would break off their engagement after passing the imperial examination?
He came from an official family with generations of scholarly tradition, and was indeed leagues above a country girl like her.
Su Jiali understood. First, she had no emotional attachment to him in this new life. Second, he offered compensation, which was perfect for someone who only wanted to focus on her business.
Then her former fiancé’s younger brother came knocking.
When they met, they were both seeing red. After a heated argument, they became enemies.
To keep him from pestering her and the neighbors from gossiping, she simply moved her shop to the capital.
Her iced-drink shop quickly became a hit. Iced tofu pudding, iced tangyuan, shaved ice, and chilled fruit juice sold out as soon as she set up her stall.
The shop was always packed. Su Jiali sold drinks in summer and stayed home in winter, enjoying a comfortable life.
Until one day, she ran into an old acquaintance outside the shop.
Shen Zongyi: “I never thought you’d go so far as to keep pestering me.”
“Let me tell you, my brother is a rising star and a pillar of the state. He would never lower himself to marry a merchant’s daughter.”
He paused, the tips of his ears turning red. “But I would. Why not give me a chance?”
Su Jiali: What’s wrong with you?
She thought Shen Zongyi was just playing a different kind of trick on her.
But he went way too far with the act. He invested in her business, helped her dig an ice cellar, and even stood up to the eunuch faction when they tried to drive up the price of ice.
Seeing how sincere he was, Su Jiali could only turn him down gently. “Wouldn’t it be awkward to marry you and live under the same roof as your brother?”
Shen Zongyi: “What’s so hard about that? I’ll move under your roof.”
The day Su Jiali brought Shen Zongyi home as her husband
The whole capital: “The eldest son of the Shen family broke off the engagement and gave the second son to the bride instead. They handled that pretty decently.”
The entire Shen family: ???
Theme: Having a skill to rely on is what matters most
